For automatic processing of mail, the problem of locating the destination address block (DAB) on the images of mail pieces is still a bottleneck. Using a bottom-up approach, we locate the DAB in allusion to complex mail pieces. Our algorithm starts from local binarization between the rising and falling points in the image, following by searching, filtering, feature extraction, and modified regi...

The available methods for double-labeling preembedding immunoelectron microscopy are highly limited because not only should the ultrastructure be preserved, but also the different antigens should be visualized by reaction end products that can be clearly distinguished in gray-scale images. In these procedures, one antigen is detected with 3,3'-diaminobenzidine (DAB) chromogen, resulting in a ho...

Disabled proteins are a conserved family of monomeric adaptor proteins that in mammals are implicated in the endocytosis of lipoprotein receptors. Previous studies have shown that the sole Caenorhabditis elegans Disabled homologue, DAB-1, is involved in the lipoprotein receptor-mediated secretion of a fibroblast growth factor. We show here that DAB-1 is essential for the uptake of yolk protein ...

The first examples of boryl substituted aluminylene and gallylene complexes, [(DAB)B(THF)Al{Fe(CO)3(μ-CO)}]2 and [(DAB)BGa{μ-Fe(CO)4}]2 (DAB = {(C6H3Pri2-2,6)NCH}2) have been prepared by reduction of MX2(THF){B(DAB)} (M = Al or Ga, X = Cl or Br) with K2[Fe(CO)4]. Spectroscopic and crystallographic analyses of the compounds show them to be structurally distinct dimers, the latter of which posses...

In this paper, by using MATLAB/Simullink software, Xilinx System Generator, Xilinx Alliance tools, Xilinx XSE & ISE and Modelsim XE software, a real-time transceiver platform is built up to analyze and verify the effectiveness and usability of the implemented FPGA-based DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) channel decoder. This hardware-level testing platform is completely conforming to DAB specifi...

The Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) system developed within the Eureka 147 project is well adapted to the requirements of broadcasting audio, programme associated data and general data including e.g. video, still images and coded traffic messages. The configuration of the DAB multiplex (i.e data rates and error protection of the different applications) is flexibly adjustable. Having evaluated ...

Photoinduced electron transfer in donor-acceptor systems composed of quantum dots (QDs) and electron donors or acceptors is a subject of considerable recent research interest due to the potential applications of such systems in both solar energy harvesting and degradation of organic pollutants. Herein, we employed single-molecule imaging and spectroscopy techniques for the detection of photoche...

The glucose polymer glycogen is a vital fuel reserve in the brain. The mediobasal hypothalamic energy sensor AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) maintains glucostasis via neurotransmitter mechanisms that suppress [γ-aminobutyric acid; GABA] or stimulate [nitric oxide; steroidogenic factor-1 (SF1)] counter-regulatory outflow. This study investigated whether glycogen-derived fuel supply is a crit...

The main objective of the present study is to effectively utilize the de-oiled algal biomass (DAB) to minimize the waste streams from algal biofuel by using it as an adsorbent. Methylene blue (MB) was used as a sorbate for evaluating the potential of DAB as a biosorbent. The DAB was characterized by SEM, FTIR, pHPZC, particle size, pore volume and pore diameter to understand the biosorption mec...

Polyamines are important regulators of growth and differentiation in a variety of cells, including parasitic protozoa. Promastigotes of Leishmania species have high levels of putrescine and spermidine and their growth can be inhibited by polyamine biosynthesis antagonists. The putrescine analogue 1,4-diamino-2-butanone (DAB) is microbicidal against Tritrichomonas foetus and Trypanosoma cruzi, s...